Did you know that Texas has a kazillion amazing breweries?
I'm talking about little breweries that make great - sometimes mindblowing quality ales (and lagers too). I was looking to see what brewers were representing our great state at the Great American Beer Festival and here are the breweries who signed up.
Spoetzle Brewery (Shiner.. duh.)
(512) Brewing Company 512 of Austin - awesomeness!
Uncle Billy's Austin. haven't been here
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company Austin. haven't been here
The Covey Fort Worth. haven't been here
Southern Star Brewing Company Conroe. Their Pine Belt Pale Ale is killer!
Saint Arnold Brewing Company Representing Houston!
Real Ale Brewing Company Great Ales! Probably my favorite in TX
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company Fort Worth. Quality beer.
North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery Austin. haven't been here
Live Oak Brewing Company Austin. I had Live Oak Hefeweizen at the Driskill and it was probably the best Hefeweizen I've ever had.
Jester King Brewery Austin. ??? Looks like they have good ideas at least.
Independence Brewing Company Austin. Independence rocks.
Humperdinks Dallas. haven't been here
Freetail Brewing Co. San Antonio brewpub. haven't been here. If BeerAdvocate rated it #1 brewpub in Tx it must be amazing.
Draught House Pub & Brewery Austin. haven't been here
there were 3 others that linked me to the wrong page.. so i didn't list them here. and these were just breweries and brewpubs that were competing in the festival. amazing, right. So make the pledge to never drink cheap domestic beer again.
No I'm not starting a brewing company. I'm just a hobbyist. I brew in 5-gallon batches, every couple of weeks. I drink and brew almost exlusively Ale. This is because of the flavor. Flavor, even extreme bitterness, is a good thing in beer. Lager also happens to be much more difficult to brew, so Ale it is for now.
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